Game apparatus



\ April 16, 1929. c, wgss 1,709,420

GAME APPARATUS Filed Feb. 11,.1928

& INVENTOR wlwzssss m7 hal-las W llssel' N ,1; a I ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

UNlTED STATES "CHARLES WEISSER, or. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GAME APPARATUS.

Application filed February 11, 1928. mam. 253,583.

This invention relates to a game apparatus with which a person may exercise his or her skill in the art of throwing.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus enabling a person to throw an allotted number of balls at a target simulating a head of a natural object having teeth in an opening, with the idea of knocking out as many teeth as possible with the allotted number of balls, and incidentally win a suitable prize offered.

The nature of the invent-ion and its distinguishing features and advantages will appear when the following specification is read l5 in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is' a front view of the target of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the target.

Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate different views of one of the teeth of the target. I

The game apparatus of the present invention includes a target 10 which may be sup ported in any suitable manner; it may either be fixed on a suitable support or it may be suspended therefrom for swinging movement.

It is to be understood that the target will be arranged at a predetermined distance from a point at which a person will pitch or throw an allotted number of balls (not shown) which will form a part of the apparatus at the target 10 for a purpose to be explained. The target 10 in the present instance is' made in simulation of a head of a natural object, and may bediversely formu-' lated. In the present instance the target 10 includes a rigidbase member 11 which is cut and formed to provide the desired outline and an opening representing a mouth opening. The base member 11 has arranged on one face thereof padding 12 held in place by a suitable covering material 13, such as leather or stout canvas, or any other suitable adjacent the 'opening lt. Each element15 "may be made of any preferred material such as wood with a suitable pad 16 on one end and notches 17 respectively in opposite sides near the opposite end of the element. The

opposing walls of each notch are preferably rounded or curved in opposite directions.

Each element 16 thus constructed is adapted to be supported by suitable pins 18 or the like extending laterally at anangle from the base member 11. A pair-of pins 18 is em: ployed in conjunction with each element 15, the pins of each pair being respectively re ceived in the notches 17, as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. In this way a plurahty of the elements or teeth 15 may be arranged to extend or project intoor adjacent the mouth opening 14 to be knocked from with one, two or three balls the game is over.

is to be understood that the target may be in simulation of the head and face of any type of natural object, human or animal types; that any suitable number and arrangement of teeth may be provided; and that the sizes and relative disposition of the parts may be varied, as well as the construction thereof.

I claim: 1. In a game apparatus, a target made in simulation of a head of a natural object and having a mouth opening, elements consti-' tuting teeth, each of said elements having notches therein, each element being supported to project into or adjacent the mouth open ing by means on the target which extends intov the notches, and each elementso supported being capable of being knockedofl said means by a missile thrown through said mouth opening.

2. In a game apparatus, a target made in simulation ofa head of a natural object and having a mouth opening, elements constituting teeth, each of said elements having notches therein, each element being supported to project into or adjacent the mouth opening by pins on the target which extend notches of each of said elements to support respectively into the notches, and each eleit in position with its padded end disposed went so supported being capable of being to be hit by a ball or the like through said knocked ofi' said pins by a missile thrown opening and thus knock the element ofi" said through said inout-h opening. means. a a 1 3. In a. game apparatus, a target having Signed at New York, in the county of New an opening therein, elements Bitch having a York and State of New York, this 9th day of padded end and provided with notches in February, 1928. r

the opposite side edges, and means on the e, r A

target on therear thereof receivable in the CHARLES \VEISSER. 

